In a project called "Play It Again, Terrebonne," the Kiwanis Club of Houma is collecting used musical instruments, which will be repaired and donated to community public schools. There, the instruments will be loaned to students year after year.       As a project partner, the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society will accept used instrument donations at their annual Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra concert Sunday, March 18th from 3-5 p.m. The Kiwansi...

SOUTHDOWN SEEKS SPONSORS FOR LA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT The Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society (THACS) is looking for businesses and individuals to help sponsor the annual Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) concert on March 18. To increase the community’s access to music and the arts, general admission to the concert is free. Although THACS received a grant from the Houma Regional Arts Council to help with the project, it only covers about 30% of the costs associated with br...

    The fall season has brought many wonderful things to Southdown Plantation & Museum: great music, an exciting 5K run and broadcasted Saints game, the Channel 4 WWL News Crew, and a very busy Southdown Marketplace Arts & Crafts Festival. VOICE OF THE WETLANDS FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 7-9, 2011 As always, Voice of the Wetlands was three days of jam-packed musical performances, Cajun food, arts and crafts, and most importantly - coastal erosion awareness. Visitors from all ...

ARTIST USES SOUTHERN ARCHITECTURE AS WINDOW TO CAJUN LIFE IN EXHIBIT     Donna Graham’s textured-acrylic paintings depicting Cajun experiences will be on display at Southdown Plantation from Dec. 11 - Feb. 16.

Click here for a Saints Sunday & 5K Race Application.     Saints Sunday & 5K will feature live, family-friendly music by Sheauxdown from noon- 3 p.m., food, drinks, and kids’ activities and games. There will be a kids’ half mile fun run at 1:30 p.m.

    The Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society is seeking sponsors for their fundraising event Saints Sunday & 5K to be held on Sunday, Oct. 16.     The event will feature live, family-friendly music by Sheauxdown from noon- 3 p.m., food, drinks, and kids’ activities and games.

Nonprofit hopes to invest in Houma Plantation's future By: Nikki Buskey, Houma Courier Staff Writer Published: Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 6:01 a.m. A Terrebonne nonprofit is trying to make sure Houma's Southdown Plantation will be protected and preserved into the future. The Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society, which oversees the Southdown Planation and its museum, has been selected for the Greater New Orleans Foundation's Richard West Freeman Challenge.

    The Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society has been selected to participate in The Richard West Freeman Endowment Challenge, where the organization matches one dollar for every two dollars raised by THACS for an endowment with the Greater New Orleans Fund.     THACS will need to raise $10,000 by May 2012 in order to receive the $5000 from the Freeman Challenge organization.     In an effort to raise the money, THACS will ho...

The museum has been buzzing with various artists - both amateurs and professionals - this weekend. We held our first-ever Painting at the Plantation Thursday, July 7th. One of our long-time Southdown Marketplace vendors and private art instructor Donna Graham offered to teach a 3-hour class on painting the front of Southdown Plantation.

KIDS AND ADULTS CAN ENJOY “PAINTING AT THE PLANTATION” EVENT The first-ever Painting at the Plantation will be Thursday, July 7th from 5-8 p.m. The event will include a 3-hour art class by artist Donna Graham, owner of D-designs Art Studio and former St. Bernadette School art teacher.

PEN AND INK DRAWINGS REFLECT ON “TIMES GONE BY”     Martin Benoit will display his pen and ink drawings from May 16 to June 28 at Southdown Plantation.     His free opening reception will be Sunday, May 22 from 2 - 4 p.m.     Benoit, a resident of Covington, has been capturing images with pen and ink since the early 1980’s.

Southdown Marketplace Arts & Crafts Festival is right around the corner on April 16th. This Houma tradition for over 30 years will feature 300 vendors selling handmade crafts and unique art work. The products are endless – jewelry, woodcrafts, metal work, yard signs, children and adult clothes and accessories, home grown plants, furniture, gourmet food products, original artwork and so much more!

The 12th annual Ladybug Ball was held last Saturday, April 2nd at Southdown Plantation. The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center and Remax Realty put on a wonderful event! Congrats to them for a record crowd!

Our 6th annual Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra concert was held last Sunday, March 20th. I think our audience will agree that the LPO really outdid themselves this year. Their music selection was superb!